Commercial
First casualties of HHH closure
Andy Powell, insurance relation director and Gareth Lloyd, IT director in Hill House Hammond’s (HHH) Bristol headquarters are set to become the first casualties of Norwich Union’s (NU) controversial decision to sell the broker, reports James Salmon at…
NU shuts high street broking arm HHH
Norwich Union this morning announced that it plans to close high street broking subsidiary Hill House Hammond. The Bristol-based broking giant employs over 2000 people.
RSA launches new broker marketing campaign
Royal & SunAlliance has launched a new marketing communications campaign – ‘We can’t help helping’ aimed at commercial lines brokers.
Legal fictions - and real deaths
Corporate killing
View from the Top - Internet functionality is no longer enough
As we enter 2004 and memories of the dotcom bubble of five years ago begin to fade, the internet is ...
Run-off reaches an early settlement
Administrators of Kwelm Insurance, the world's largest insolvent run-off, have agreed with creditors...
Appointment at Budget Insurance Services
Budget Insurance Services has appointed Suzan Tew to head up the company's contact centre operatio...
Merger creates new London market giant
Xchanging has completed the protracted acquisition of insurance software firm RebusIS, after months ...
Brit turns to Ireland in legal expenses bid
Brit Insurance is making a greater play for the historically troubled legal expenses market, with a ...
Allianz Compania de Seguros y Reaseguros sees premium income grow
Allianz Compania de Seguros y Reaseguros, the Barcelona-based Spanish subsidiary of Germany's Allian...
Hastings integration may lead to affinity push
Hastings Insurance Services has hired John Parkinson as operations director to manage the integratio...
MMA continues to diversify with launch
Broker-focused MMA has launched a home insurance policy targeting the mid net worth market as part o...
Lloyd's targeted by EC directive
Lloyd's has refused to comment on reports it is being indirectly targeted by the European Commission...
Provincial Underwriting plans its official launch
Birmingham-based liability underwriting agent Provincial Underwriting is planning its official launc...
P&I - Shipping splash for London Club
The London P&I Club has announced that its members are ordering an increasing amount of new tonnage ...
Products - RJ Kiln goes to war
Lloyd's managing agent RJ Kiln has added long-term and domestic war on land insurance to the special...
Sharing the pain
What do recent opposing rulings mean for the state of the law regarding allocation?
KWELM run-off closure agreed
Multi-billion dollar settlement to offer claimants up to 76% of sums due
Winners and Losers: Post Magazine's monthly round-up of job cuts and gains
WINNERS Trades Union Congress president Roger Lyons says several UK firms had looked into 'offshori...
Lloyds TSB Insurance boosts online offering with six figure tie up
Lloyds TSB Insurance has signed a two year six figure deal with Tiscali UK, the internet communications company, in an effort to extend the "breadth and reach" of its offering.
Mindful of intellectual property risks
Intellectual Property
German winter storms hit Allianz to the tune of EUR10m
Weather Report
Brit Insurance Holdings initiates process
Brit Insurance Holdings has initiated a process to effect a capital reorganisation whose aim is to r...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill
Allianz Cornhill has made David Martin channel manager, national brokers. Mr Martin has been with ...